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Encinitas is a mid-size city of 61,480 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 18 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
61,480people
$1.6MTypical home
$2,886/moRent
78° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 61,480
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,226 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to San Diego, CA
- 18 mi to San Diego, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $2,886/mo
- Median household income $162k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CLD airport
- 22 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- Right on the coast
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 259 bars within 25 mi
- 896 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Diego County: D+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk